I caved in and bought the set. The deleted scenes were also - rightfully, in my opinion - very influential. Before you yell at me, let me say that I grew up with the 1997 SE. I had previously viewed the original theatrical presentations on VHS and on TV, but the 1997 presentations were the one I actually saw in the cinema, as a very impressionable 9-year old. The memories of those screenings will stick for me forever. Indeed, a lot of the changes have been cringeworthy. Greedo shooting first, "NO" being Darth Vader's new catchphrase, Hayden in ROTJ, etc. But I'm probably somewhat moderate when it comes to the changes. It'll take a lot more to ruin the saga for me. Changed or not, these films are still solid entertainment.

Of course, that doesn't mean I believe George Lucas should simply have his way with some of the most important films of all time. Not at all. But I do agree with the view that we will get a proper release of the OOT at one point. It just has to happen at some point. George Lucas is a shrewd businessman more than anything else, and making both versions available would be the ultimate Star Wars money machine. Certainly the recent freebie screening of "Star Wars" showed us that there are still great-condition prints in existance. Hell, "Empire of Dreams" did that back in 2004 by showing the original crawl in crystal clear quality. GOUT was a dumb little provocation, but nonetheless a step in the right direction.

Either way, I'm not gonna deny myself the "Star Wars" saga on Blu-ray. It's not the ideal box set, but I'm prepared to pay for that when/if that arrives. And I do plan on buying a decent LD player and the OOT on that format as well sometime. Till then, I am probably gonna enjoy the BD more than I'm going to hate them.